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The history of ancient Rome is laden with legendary history and folklore. No figure cuts as significant a swat as the pompous, despot Emperor Nero. It seems certain that during his reign he was determined to erase Christianity from the face of the earth.

Nero uniquely set a pattern for dealing with growing opposition to his murderous rule. With the realization of Jesus’ resurrection and that the Jesus movement was gaining strength, Nero’s next cunning strategy was viciously to attack the followers of Jesus.

In our present day culture, we are witnessing the rise of the thuggery and brutishness of Nero-types who, since they have not been able to thwart the rise of President Trump and his on-going agenda, their sinister strategy now is to attempt to suppress his followers.

As of recently, the Brietbart news organization has logged 500 instances of various attacks on members of the Trump administration, his family, his organization and, of course, his followers. Everything from hateful attacks on his youthful son, daughter, and wife, to brutes physically attacking blacks, elderly, and teen-agers half their size and age for wearing MAGA gear, to Trump associates shopping for groceries, books, gas, or dining in restaurants, to the unspeakable online harassment of the mother of a cancer survivor for thanking Eric Trump for his donation of $16 million to the St. Jude Hospital.

Breitbart recent headlines also suggest that Senator Klobuchar of Minnesota insinuates that Trump supporters, by association, fail decency and patriotism checks. These innuendoes mimic Mrs. Clinton’s “deplorables,” and Joe Biden’s “dregs” slurs of President Trump’s followers. Franklin Graham was suspended on charges of “hate speech” by Facebook for a two-year-old post in support of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 that mandated that people use the bathroom that corresponds to their biological sex. https://conservativepost.com/franklin-graham-suspended-by-facebook-blocked-for-his-biblical-hate-speech/

Trump supporters have been kicked, punched, and spat upon. This extreme, orgiastic, unrestrained behavior favoring the Democrat/ Liberal/ Socialist segment of American politics is documented enough to show that their main line leaders such as Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Tim Kaine, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, Andrew Cuomo, and countless others might arguably take credit for this behavior with their incendiary calls to “take it to the streets,” with “in their face” “resistance” against the present administration, its citizen voters and followers, police enforcement, ranking office holders and their families, border patrol agents, and even against religious and conservative thought and leaders. They virtually ignore the disruptive tactics of such terror groups like the masked and hooded Antifa and MS-13, and the often militant Black Lives Matter.

It is not unrealistic to suggest that this relentless agitation leads to an alarming increase in deranged behavior and harassment of American citizens whose views and opinions these liberal forces cannot abide. Is it unrealistic to consider that this stream of unending agitation through the megaphone of the biased media arouses individuals and incites them to act out their own form of “in your face” and “take it to the streets” “resistance” to vent their frustrations, hatred, and manic impulses on any of society’s targets?

These current reactionary agitators that include not only the President’s political opposition but academia, the arts and entertainment industry, the mendacious media and prodigal press who portray themselves as some kind of ennobled, patriotic “resistance,” are implicitly, by definition, fomenting rebellion in its raw and ugly form. They refuse to acknowledge that the President won his office by all legal and necessary lawful means. They refuse to acknowledge that he is leading the country in its wellbeing successfully in every category and index, mostly claiming the opposite. They demonize his efforts to protect and enforce the security of our nation.

In their selfishness and rage, their behavior can be characterized as rejection of all authority – the rule of law, law enforcement, any moral, religious, or expert opinion, logic itself, voter and legal judicial outcomes, universal and traditional heritage, and even a renunciation of true justice. Their actions can only be viewed as an anarchist, hostile indifference to the looming, destructive impact on our societal harmony, successful social order, and national stability while blaming others for these deranged assaults on our citizens and communities. Their lust for power flows without restraint. Resistance isn’t their strategy, rebellion is. Such is their pattern of contribution to the anguish and societal decline of our nation with their reincarnation of Nero’s tactics.

Kirk Douglas, one of my favorite actors, recently deceased, once quipped that he loved making movies because they were always full of imagination and “make believe.” I love the movie “Wizard of Oz,” because it is so full of imagination and lots of “make believe.”

“Make believe” might be OK for Hollywood, but it hardly seems acceptable amid national and world concerns for aspiring, ambitious leaders trying to make their mark. Joe Biden, however, in a startling display of imagination, “make believe,” and fantasy to boot, has thrown truth and reality to the winds by exclaiming that he wants to “make America moral again.” Whaat?? Joe, say it ain’t so!

Make-Believe-Joe, as you know, is a Democrat whose party had the name of God removed from their party platform in 2012. One mention was finally reinstated only when the Republicans criticized them for that removal. Still, when the one reference to God was reinstated, it was met with resounding boos and chaos from their convention floor. The Republican platform mentioned God 12 times.

The Democrats have shown a disposition to redefine religion as belief that is based on polls, their preferences, and political expediencies. Nancy Pelosi, for one, feels no reserve in lecturing the Pope on his defense of the right-to-life and traditional marriage. She’d like “God” removed from oath taking in testimonies. She’s OK with her Democratic Party that advocates late term abortions up until birth and allowing born survivors of botched abortions to die by withholding life support, feeding and care. You probably know that 177 Dems voted against a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would have protected and forbidden the killing of newborn babies who survive abortions. At last count recently, they have blocked attempts to pass laws prohibiting infanticide at least 50 times. So Joe, this is your party, right?

How the Dems can be O.K. with attempts to abolish our protective, homeland I.C.E. agency, ignore the dangers posed by MS-13 criminal gangs, Antifa, sanctuary cities, illegal crossings of our borders, and “resistance” protestors who quash free speech, dissenting opinion, and religious belief, or even be O.K. with encouraging these thugs – is surely mystifying from the standpoint of national security and love of country. Is this your notion of being moral, Joe? Not to mention abolishing the Electoral College and voter I.D. safeguards in elections, the Constitution in some cases, your wavering support for Israel, even advocating socialism over capitalism or being party to advocating placement of illegal aliens on our Supreme Court? C’mon Joe, what say you?

Really Joe, it’s hard to believe that politicians like yourself, so bereft of moral inclinations, have the audacity to claim that you want to make this country “moral” again. Are you trying to play the wizard, Joe, and really want to re-make this country into your immoral image?